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nouna sphere or globe: a Christmas tree hung with brightly colored orbs. the eyeball or eye: He looks with blind orbs on an indifferent world. any of the heavenly bodies, as the sun or moon: He lay on the grass, warmed by that orb of day, the sun. a globe bearing a cross; the mound or emblem of sovereignty, especially as part of the regalia of England. Astrology. the number of degrees from exactness within which an aspect operates. a circle or something circular. Astronomy. (formerly) the orbit of a heavenly body. the earth. verb (used with object)to form into a circle or sphere. Archaic. to encircle; enclose. verb (used without object)to move in an orbit. to form into an orb or globe; round out. Origin of orbFirst recorded in 1520–30, orb is from the Latin word orbis circle, disk, orb OTHER WORDS FROM orborbless, adjectiveorblike, adjectiveun·orbed, adjectiveWords nearby orbOratorian, oratorical, oratorio, oratory, oratrix, orb, orbicular, orbiculare, orbicular muscle of eye, orbicular muscle of mouth, orbicular zone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orbUnbeknownst to him, the orb contains an Infinity Stone, which holds within it the power to destroy entire planets. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Filmmaker James Gunn on His Glorious Space Opera and Rise to the A-List|Marlow Stern|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Guardians centers on Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), an intergalactic smuggler who swipes an orb. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Filmmaker James Gunn on His Glorious Space Opera and Rise to the A-List|Marlow Stern|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Quite frankly, the custom made Sealegs craft knocks the spots off the orb he got given by the Pope the other day. George's Awesome Gift|Tom Sykes|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Contemplate Ra within his Ark, and do thou propitiate his orb daily. The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X)|Various
In two seconds the orb of day appears, casting a flood of fiery light on the waves. The Ghost-Seer (or The Apparitionist), and Sport of Destiny|Friedrich Schiller It was leveled at the moon, or, rather, arranged to have that orb in its focus at the time. The Lincoln Story Book|Henry L. Williams When Selene re-enters her orb, she will not disquiet herself about the disorders of its interregnum. Thats the seventh Orb of things, though broken and not filling all as the other do. Democritus Platonissans|Henry More
British Dictionary definitions for orb
noun(in royal regalia) an ornamental sphere surmounted by a cross, representing the power of a sovereign a sphere; globe poetic another word for eye 1 obsolete, or poetic - a celestial body, esp the earth or sun
- the orbit of a celestial body
an archaic word for circle verbto make or become circular or spherical (tr) an archaic word for encircle Word Origin for orbC16: from Latin orbis circle, disc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to orbsphere, ball, eye, round, lamp, circle, ring, rondure |